Transfer
of files from the Office of the Vice-Provost for Academic Affairs
Processor: Kristi L. Palmer
Access
Restrictions: Some material is restricted
Preferred
Citation: American University in Bulgaria Records, Special
Collections Department, Raymond
H. Fogler Library, University of Maine
For Additional
Information:
Special Collections
University of Maine
5729 Fogler Library
Orono, Maine 04469-5729
(207) 581-1686

Historical
Information:

The
American University in Bulgaria was founded in 1990 as the result of a joint
effort between the governments of Bulgaria and the United States, and the
University of Maine. It is a residential liberal arts institution offering a four-year baccalaureate degree.

In September of 1990 Bogdan Atanasov, university professor and member of the newly
elected Bulgarian parliament, submitted a bill to the National Assembly
proposing the establishment of an American University of Southeastern Europe in
Sofia. Eventually Blagoevrad, rather than Sofia, was chosen as the site for the University.

The first task of AUBG was to gain official and legal recognition by the Bulgarian
government. Other immediate tasks included conducting negotiations, locating appropriate faculty housing,
orienting Americans to the Bulgarian culture, and addressing the problems of
living in part of the former Soviet Bloc. Progress was made and classes began on September 30, 1991.

As AUBG's academic partner, the University of Maine extended its accreditation to
that university until AUBG entered candidacy status with the New England
Association of Schools and Colleges in 1998. At this point, the University of
Maine's involvement became limited to guaranteed membership on AUBG's ruling
Board of Directors. In May of 1999
the University of Maine's responsibilities concerning AUBG shifted from its
designation under the Provost for Academic Affairs to the Director of
International Programs. The
relationship between the two universities continues to evolve as AUBG moves
along the road to full accreditation.

Contents:

This
collection contains information concerning the development and operation of AUBG.
Included are board meeting minutes, inter-office correspondence, publicly
released official documents, AUBG newsletters, informational pamphlets and
postings, site evaluations, and material concerning the development of the AUBG
library.

Organization
of Collection:

The labeling of the folders reflects the titles and organizational
qualities attributed to the collection by its donor. The collection has three major divisions of interest. The
first section contains AUBG Board meeting minutes and is organized
chronologically from the years 1991-1999.
The second section contains general information pertaining to a
certain time period and is organized by year, from 1989-1999. The third section
contains material categorized by subject and is organized alphabetically. Users
should note that because of the nature of the organization, like material may be
found in more than one area of the collection as some material that is filed
chronologically may also appear in the section organized by subject.

Finding
Aid:

Univ
MU Box 765

Box
765 f1

Board of Directors-Meeting
Minutes-November 1991 and May 1992

Box
765 f2

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-October 1992 and February 1993

Box
765 f3

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-October 1993 (1 of 2)

Box
765 f4

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-October 1993 (2 of 2)

Box
765 f5

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-February 1994 (1 of 2)

Box
765 f6

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-February 1994 (2 of 2)

Box
765 f7

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-May 1994 and October 1994 (1 of
3)

Box
765 f8

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-May 1994 and October 1994 (2 of 3)

Box
765 f9

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-May 1994 and October 1994 (3 of 3)

Box
765 f10

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-February 1995 and May 1995 (1 of 2)

Box
765 f11

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-February 1995 and May 1995 (1 of 2)

Box
765 f12

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-October 1995 and February 1996 (1 of
3)

Box
765 f13

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-October 1995 and February 1996 (2 of
3)

Box
765 f14

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-October 1995 and February 1996 (3 of
3)

Box
765 f15

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-May 1996

Univ MU Box 766

Box
766 f1

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-October 1996

Box
766 f2

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-February 1997

Box
766 f3

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-May 1997

Box
766 f4

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-September 1997

Box
766 f5

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-January 1998 (1 of 2)

Box
766 f6

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-January 1998 (2 of 2)

Box
766 f7

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-January 1998-Additional Materials

Box
766 f8

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-January 1998-Appendices

Box
766 f9

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-May 1998

Box
766 f10

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-September 1998

Box
766 f11

Board of Directors-Meeting Minutes-January 1999

Box
766 f12

General Files-February 1989-July 1991 (1 of
2)

Box
766 f13

General Files-February 1989-July 1991 (2 of 2)

Box
766 f14

General Files-August 1991-October 1991 (1 of 2)

Box
766 f15

General Files-August 1991-October 1991 (2 of 2)

Univ
MU Box 767

Box
767 f1

General Files-November 1991-January 1992 (1 of 2)

Box
767 f2

General Files-November 1991-January 1992 (2 of 2)

Box
767 f3

General Files-January 1992-April 1992 (1 of 2)

Box
767 f4

General Files-January 1992-April 1992 (2 of 2)

Box
767 f5

General Files-April 1992-June 1992 (1 of 2)

Box
767 f6

General Files-April 1992-June 1992 (2 of 2)

Box
767 f7

General Files-July 1992-December 1992 (1 of 2)

Box
767 f8

General Files-July 1992-December 1992 (2 of 2)

Box
767 f9

General Files-January 1993-April 1993 (1 of 2)

Box
767 f10

General Files-January 1993-April 1993 (2 of 2)

Univ
MU Box 768

Box
768 f1

General Files-May 1993-October 1993 (1 of 2)

Box
768 f2

General Files-May 1993-October 1993 (2 of 2)

Box
768 f3

General Files-November 1993-February 1994 (1 of 3)

Box
768 f4

General Files-November 1993-February 1994 (2 of 3)

Box
768 f5

General Files-November 1993-February 1994 (3 of 3)

Box
768 f6

General Files-March 1994-May 1994 (1 of 2)

Box
768 f7

General Files-March 1994-May 1994 (2 of 2)

Box
768 f8

General Files-June 1994-September 1994 (1 of 2)

Box
768 f9

General Files-June 1994-September 1994 (2 of 2)

Box
768 f10

General Files-October 1994-January 1995 (1 of 3)

Box
768 f11

General Files-October 1994-January 1995 (2 of 3)

Box
768 f12

General Files-October 1994-January 1995 (3 of 3)

Univ
MU Box 769

Box
769 f1

General Files-February 1995-August 1995 (1 of 3)

Box
769 f2

General Files-February 1995-August 1995 (2 of 3)

Box
769 f3

General Files-February 1995-August 1995 (3 of 3)

Box
769 f4

General Files-September 1995-February 1996 (1 of 2)

Box
769 f5

General Files-September 1995-February 1996 (2 of 2)

Box
769 f6

General Files-March 1996-December 1996 (1 of 2)

Box
769 f7

General Files-March 1996-December 1996 (2 of 2)

Box
769 f8

General Files-January 1997-December 1997 (1 of 3)

Box
769 f9

General Files-January 1997-December 1997 (2 of 3)

Box
769 f10

General Files-January 1997-December 1997 (3 of 3)

Box
769 f11

General Files-January 1998-December 1998 (1 of 2)

Box
769 f12

General Files-January 1998-December 1998 (2 of 2)

Box
769 f13

General Files-January 1999

Univ
MU Box 770

Box
770 f1

Accreditation-AUBG Candidacy Application-Correspondence

Box
770 f2

Accreditation-Self Study

Box
770 f3

Accreditation-Site Team Report-Spring 1998

Box
770 f4

Board of Directors-Handbook-1996-1997

Box
770 f5

Evaluation Team Draft Report-November 1994

Box
770 f6

Extra Copies-News Clipping

Box
770 f7

Extra Copies-Newsletters

Box
770 f8

Extra Copies-Official Documents (1 of 2)

Box
770 f9

Extra Copies-Official Documents (2 of 2)

Box
770 f10

Final Evaluation Team Report-December 1994

Box
770 f11

Final Evaluation Team Report-University of Maine Response-February 1995

Box
770 f12

History of AUBG-Draft by Janet Connolly

Box
770 f13

Library Development (1 of 4)

Box
770 f14

Library Development (2 of 4)

Box
770 f15

Library Development (3 of 4)

Box
770 f16

Library Development (4 of 4)

Box
770 f17

Library Development-Correspondence involving Anne Larson

Univ
MU Box 771

Box
771 f1

Library Development-Director Search

Box
771 f2

Library Development-Faculty Book Ordering

Box
771 f3

Library Development-Fairleigh Dickinson University Collection

Box
771 f4

Library Development-MARL

Box
771 f5

Library Development-Nazareth College Collection

Box
771 f6

Library Development-Photographs

Box
771 f7

Library Development-Recommendations

Box
771 f8

Literary Magazine

Box
771 f9

Miscellaneous Materials-November 1993-May 1995

Box
771 f10

Official Documents

Box
771 f11

Pianists-Lorin Hollander and Patty
Stowell-Fall 1996

Box
771 f12

Presidential Search-January-June 1993

Box
771 f13

Self Study-August 1994

Box
771 f14

Site Visit to University of Maine-October 1994

Box
771 f15

Student Complaints-James Graham

Box
771 f16

Travel-Bulgaria

Box
771 f17

Confidential Material *permission
required prior to viewing

Box
771 f18

Confidential Material *permission
required prior to viewing

Box
771 f19

Confidential Material *permission
required prior to viewing

Box
771 f20

Confidential Material *permission
required prior to viewing

Box
771 f21

Confidential Material *permission
required prior to viewing

Finding Aids for selected manuscript
collections in the Special Collections Department at Fogler Library are
accessible online in URSUS, in a browsable
Guide to Manuscript
Collections. Please contact Special Collections at spc@umit.maine.edu
or (207) 581-1686 for further information.